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Detectives believe 2007 cold case was 'murder-for-hire'

It's being called a possible murder for hire -- a contractor killed in the St. Claude neighborhood shortly after Hurricane Katrina.Now, nearly a decade later, investigators are still struggling to solve his cold case.

It's being called a possible murder for hire -- a contractor killed in the St. Claude neighborhood shortly after Hurricane Katrina.Now, nearly a decade later, investigators are still struggling to solve his cold case.

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Updated: 9:16 PM CDT Jul 8, 2016

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WEBVTT POLICE ARE STILLTRYING TO TRACK DOWN THE TWOSUSPECT IN THIS COLD CASEREPORT.RANDI: AS SIGNS OF PROGRESSCARRY ON IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD,THE SAME CANNOT BE SAID FOR THEMURDER CASE OF A CONTRACTORGUNNED DOWN IN A NEARBY HOME.>> AT THIS POINT, THE CASE ISKIND OF IN LIMBO.RANDI: ON OCTOBER 4, 2007, THEBODY OF DON'S MYTH WASDISCOVERED INSIDE A GUTTED HOME.DETECTIVES BELIEVE HE WASAMBUSHED, LURED TO THE HOME THEPREVIOUS MORNING WITH THE IDEAHE WAS GOING TO GIVE SOMEONE ANESTIMATE ON REBUILDING THEHOUSE.>> THE OWNER OF THE HOUSE DIDNOT CONTACT VICTIM AND HAVE HIMCOME OUT HERE.SOMEONE ELSE DID.RANDI: FAMILY, FRIENDS, ANDPOLICE OFFICERS DESCRIBED HIM ASAN ALL-AROUND GOOD GUY WITH ARESUME ANYONE WOULD BE PROUD OF-- LSU ATHLETE, NAVY SAILOR,INTO NEAR, FATHER.>> IT STILL HURTS MY HEART.THE WHOLE FAMILY, THEY'RE STILLTAKING THIS SO HARD.RANDI: HE WAS ALSO DOINGWHATEVER HE COULD TO HELP HISCOMMUNITY RECOVER FOLLOWINGHURRICANE KATRINA.>> I UNCOVERED AND SPOKE TOPEOPLE WHO SAID THAT HERENOVATED THIS AND THATFOLLOWING HURRICANE KATRINA ANDDID IT OUT OF HIS OWN HEART ANDDID NOT CHARGE THEM ANYTHING.RANDI: A DETECTIVE IS STILLDOING WHAT HE CAN TO TRY TO FINDHIS KILLER AND THAT INCLUDESLOCATING SUSPECTS WHO COULD ILLBE LIVING IN THE AREA.WHILE THE NEIGHBORHOOD MAY LOOKDIFFERENT FROM WHAT IT DID NINEYEARS AGO, THE CRIME STILLLINGERS.HOWEVER, HARBIN STRONGLY

Detectives believe 2007 cold case was 'murder-for-hire'

It's being called a possible murder for hire -- a contractor killed in the St. Claude neighborhood shortly after Hurricane Katrina.Now, nearly a decade later, investigators are still struggling to solve his cold case.